Back to school this morning for diving refresher course. Annelise had finally plucked up the courage to do an intro scuba course only to be told at the centre that this won't be possible as she is asthmatic (you need a doctor's note).She left the centre and headed home to chill.In the meantime, I did a test to see how much I remembered and went through the theory with Edwin (Dutch, 38, civil engineer, but quit to become a diving instructor after his girlfriend ...

Exploring Gili T Needless to say, we didn't have the earliest start…..Tucked into a top notch banana pancake served up by the boys running our shacks. Probably best not to do a health and safety inspection of the cooking facilities….Dragged ourselves downtown to check out dive schools, mingle with backpackers in the internet café and comment on the searing heat. Booked in for some diving activities for following day and headed back to Warna, where th...

Clear sky, a light onshore breeze and no swell -perfect conditions for crossing the straits to Gili Trawangan. Sat with our bags on the roof of the boat with a charming diving instructor. Jumped off in ankle deep turquoise water onto coral debris and walked straight into a beach café that knocked up a dark liquid sludge that tasted of coffee. A-lo marched off into the heat to suss out accommodation and returned 30 minutes later looking seriously dehydrated. O...